Wastewater and vent gas treatment

Recovering value for sustainable processes

We support your corporate social responsibility and commitment towards a cleaner environment. Our process solutions ensure that stringent regulations on wastewater and vent gas are satisfied. Valuable organic compounds are recovered and purified, bringing you significant economic benefits.

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Main benefits
  • Process solution for a cleaner environment
  • Recovery and purification of several organic compounds

 

Main applications
  • For wastewater
  • For vent gas
Process solutions
Skid-mounted PEG absorption plant for pharmaceutical use
Skid-mounted PEG absorption plant for a pharmaceutical company (UK)

Process solutions

Our process solutions for wastewater and vent gas employ regeneration techniques for the recovery of valuable components, including:    

  • Steam Stripping
  • Liquid-liquid extraction
  • Absorption with water
  • Absorption with high-boiling oil followed by steam stripping
Steam stripping

Steam stripping

  • Methanol, ethanol, butanol, IPA 
  • MTBE, isopropyl ether 
  • Ethyl acetate, butyl acetate 
  • MEK, MIBK 
  • DCM 
  • Dioxane, toluene
Liquid-liquid extraction

Liquid-liquid extraction

  • Acetic acid 
  • Phenol 
  • DMF, DMAC, NMP 
  • Agrochemicals and pesticides
Absorption

Absorption, with water

  • Methanol, ethanol, IPA 
  • Acetone 
  • Ammonia

Absorption, with high-boiling oil followed by steam stripping

  • Complex mixtures of, for example, hydrocarbons, alcohols, chlorinated hydrocarbons, ketones, ethers, and esters
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